How....." Trade secret, Dar," she drawled. "Now, get to work," she ordered her asshe left the room, followed by Bill."You really going to let her offs...ore accounts slide," she asked with ascowl as they closed the door behind them, glancing in at her via thetwo-way glass. She was already working on her confession, tapping outthe details that would hopefully help bring down Harris, and his sickplans."Are you kidding," Bill glowered. "She's going to be begging if she evergets out of prison once. Joey just shook his head grinning as Suzi turned red, but he didn’t say a word.Suzi called out, “Lady Elizabeth.”“Yes, my queen?”“Please tend to the squire’s needs while his master takes his purification bath and then joins his Queen for his duties.”“Yes, my queen.”“My queen,” Timicus interrupted in a low whisper. “It is Sir Eric’s and my wish for the Queen to share her love with the squire before they leave on their seven-year quest. This is of course only if the Queen desires to do so. He gave Hailey a kiss on the forehead when Beth let her go. He didn’t offer any words of encouragement. He had spoken those through the evenings he spent at the apartment. Hailey had always known Beth approved but David’s continued happiness at the engagement meant a lot to her.“You better grab your seats,” he said with a wink. He kept an arm around Hailey as he gave his son a heartfelt hug. “If we don’t get some real food to mix with all the alcohol these lushes are putting away we’re going to. We were getting more and more frustrated. Until New Year's Eve.Ah, yes, that magical night... when so many romances begin or end, and so many promises that can't be kept are made... and when so many cherries are popped. But not mine (getting ahead of myself here). This was one of the big three nights for defloration, along with Prom and Graduation. Brad invited me to a party at the home of one of his buddies. Only about a dozen people were invited, and his friend's parents would be there to.